Hello from Kentucky, USA.

Hi, I'm Clint. My grandfather was a decorated WW2 HERO. He didn't talk about the war much until later in his life, when he wrote a lot of poetry and things. I've taken his poetry, pictures, and stories and put them in a new book. There's quite some mystery surrounding his service time and even life after he came home. Maybe some of you WW2 buffs can help figure some things out, as I can't find much on him. Check out the book!

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Welcome. Ask away. Post his discharge papers and someone here will try to help you along. Most of that generation can be called hero.

 

Welcome to the forum. Rich A. in Pa.

 

We don't have his actual discharge papers. They made up a certificate for us to have in 2020 that's all kinds of wrong. Here it is:

 

Welcome to the site. Unfortunately I can’t read the document that you just posted. Can we get his name and possible units?? Or a better copy of the doc above

 

OK, I was finally able to see the page.

Full Name
Williams, Stanley R
Gender
Male
Race
White (includes Mexican)
Admission Age
19
Admission Date
Apr 1945
Admission Type of Injury
InjuryType: Non-battle injury; InjuryType2: All unspecified non-battle injuries
Military Service Number
35560621
Rank
Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student)
Unit
0
Branch
Infantry, Armored Units (includes Mech Inf Units)
Length of Service
1-2 yr.
Medical Diagnosis
Diagnosis: Fracture, compound, comminuted with no nerve or artery involvement; Location: Third metacarpal bone; CausativeAgent: Bullet, Rifle
Medical Treatment
Penicillin therapy (treatment with penicillin)
Discharge Type
Disposition: Discharged or Retired for Disability, Line of Duty, Yes; FinalResult: Ankylosis: Hand or finger, one or more joints
Discharge Date
Sep 1945
Discharge Place
General Hospital
Notes
Invalided Home (except repatriated) during current year
Description
2434379
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

 

From his enlistment records:

Full Name
Stanley R Williams
Army Serial Number
35560621
Enlistment Place
Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky
Enlistment Date
26 Feb 1944
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1925
Birth Place
West Virginia
Source Box Number
0958
Source Film Reel Number
5.20
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

 

A lot of that isn't correct. When he was living he had some "special number" he told us about. He said that without it we would never know the whole truth about his service. While he was living (and had his number) he got all of his medals, what troops he attached to, and other info.

 

Sorry, so far this is all I could find. The Service Number and his Enlistment and Discharge dates are the same on these documents from the Document you posted.

Do you have his full name, and his birth date and date of death??

So, I you can share more info, hopefully we can find more information, or possible not

 

I appreciate you looking. I know he enlisted on December 29, 1943. Stanley B. Williams, not "R", he reported to Ft. Thomas for processing on January 6, 1944 and they kept him 2 additional weeks because they he tested high I.Q., and they liked that he could read and write backwards and upside down. He did basic training at Camp Edison on January 23, 1944. They pulled him from basic training on Feb 8 and assigned him to Headquarters Company and promoted him to Sergeant. All work there was Propaganda. He was taken to the War Room and met Roosevelt and was given an advanced assignment on March 6. Sept 4 he was assigned to advanced infantry training at Camp Livingston....I have a lot more of the dates and things he did, but I'd love to see anything from records about ANYTHING that he got when he was alive. He also said his discharge papers were wrong, filled out by a rushed clerk, but he didn't care because all he wanted to do was come home.

 

The document I posted is wrong as well lol. That's why it's kind of a mystery to us. Things happened when he came back that were mysterious too.

 

Also, when we petitioned to get his records they said that the big fire burned them...if that's true, then how did he get them when he was alive? Lots of questions...

 

Stanley B. Williams, and yes it's just a B for a middle name. Born Dec 29, 1925, Died Sept 26, 2007.

 

Thanks…….I was just using the information you posted, so if it’s all wrong, then I haven’t found anything yet.

I’ve been looking fhru the detail on the two pages of you book, I was trying to determine which Queen Mary trip he was on, but unfortunately that information doesn’t help at all. No trips of the QM match what he said, and the Queens never sailed directly to Plymouth, so I was trying to see if I could find another ship…….but this isn’t working, especially if were not sure of the dates and where he was when.

I’ll take another look using the info you just posted.

They were correct on the fire though, it destroyed millions of WW2 records, but that doesn’t mean other sources were destroyed. In my own Grand Uncles case, his RECORDS were destroyed, but (he was KIA at Anguar Island, Palau Group) the burial records etc where stored in another government department, so I was able to find those.

I’ll take another look, one of the other experts on this site may be able to help……maybe

 

Thanks so much. He was on the Queen Mary escorting prisoners form Fort Leavenworth that were freed when they arrived at Plymouth. They departed Oct 26, 1944. He then sailed across the English Channel and arrived at LaHavre, France. He got more instructions when he got there and along the way.

 

So far, what I have found





And IF, this is all I”ve found so far, you know when he returned from Europe, I’ve found a Record, Arriving in New York, on the 19 Sept 1945, on the Queen Elizabeth, shows a PFC Stanley B Williams, 37223742, Co ‘K’, 271sth Infantry Regiment’??????? I can’t confirm this is him without being able to confirm his Service Number?

 

This is super interesting...but he came back on the USS Wakefield after being injured on April 1. He stayed in Germany in a gangrene tent a while after that, but we have him receiving one of his Purple Hearts and Victory Medal in Memphis, TN on September 15, 1945. At Kennedy General Hospital. He also got the Silver Star and Bronze Star in Aachen, Germany on May 23, 1945 if that helps.

 

Thanks Lou! He and my grandma are just right down the road!!

 

You do know that the patch on his arm signifies the “US Army Military Staff Support Trial Defense”……so his service must have something to do in support of Military Trail Defence